Watch-bracelet link.



M. L ROBBINS.

WATCH BRACELET LINK. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. 1916.

Patented May9,1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (10., WASHINGTON, D. c.

MEYER L. ROBBINS, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

WATCH-BRACELET LINK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed February 5, 1916. Serial No. 76,313.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MEYER L. ROBBINS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in WVatch-Bracelet Links, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a detachable link for the end of a watchbracelet and the like, and more especially to that style or type ofwatchbracelet, wherein a ribbon or strap extends about the wrist insteadof the usual series of expansible links. Generally, the wearer of awatch bracelet deires. to use the watch for other purposes, such as achatelaine, brooch watch, etc., and as the bracelet watchesgenerally inuse are provided with a small link or other means of attachmentat thelower-edge, it-is readily apparent that a bracelet watch is being used,which is, of course, undesirable.

The ob ect, therefore, of thi invention is to provide a watch case withmeans to which my improved detachable end link may be secured, the meanson the watch case not being discernible, so that the wearer can use thewatch for other purposes than for a bracelet watch without it beingknown that a bracelet watch is being used, the improved link, to whichthis application has 2 reference, being, as heretofore mentioned,adapted for use in connection with a ribbon or strap, although the samemay of course be used with the usual form of link construction. Theseand other improvements are carried out by my invention, a moreparticular description of which appears below.

Reference is to be had-to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof,inwhich,

Figure 1 is a plan view of. a portion of a watch case with my improvedlink and a portion of the wrist ribbon or strap connected thereto; Fig.2 is a plan view of the link in an open position; Fig. 3 is a side viewof the link and wrist ribbon, partly in section; and Fig. at is a frontelevation of the link.

Throughout the various views of the drawing, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

As heretofore mentioned, my improved link is attached to the end of thewrist rib-' bon or tape for securing the same to the watch case 1. Thelink has a pair of re- 7 tion 7, of the watch case.

silient, side arms 2, integrally connected at one end by the end piece 2and having jaws, 3, formed on the other ends. These jaws 3 are providedwith projections or studs 1 which extend toward one another and whichare adapted to enter into the recesses 6 formed in the ends of the hingepor- A sliding collar 8 embraces thearms 2 and moves thereon, anddepressions 9 are formed in said arms so that the collar 8 can move intosaid depressions and isheld therein, thus holding the jaws in theposition shown in Fig. 1, and the studs 4 in engagement with therecesses 6 in the watch case. Projections 10 are formed on the ends ofthe collar 8 to aid in drawing said collar backward to allow the jaws 3to spread, as shown in Fig. 2, whereby the studs move out of engagementwith therecesses 6 and the link thereby freed from connection with thewatch case. Projections 11 are formed adjacent the ends of the arms 2 toprevent the collar 8 from inadvertently slipping 01f the link andbecoming lost.

On the interior of the jaws 3 and extending toward one another areprojections 12 which form slots 13 between them and the offset arms 14of the jaws 3.

As shown in Fig. 1, when the link is held in engagement with the watchcasethe slots 13 come together to form a substantially continuous slotthrough which the ribbon or tape 15 passes. When the link is in openposition, as shown in Fig. 2, the space between the ends of theprojections 12 allow the ribbon 15 to be readily passed into the slots13, and when the link is locked into engagement with the watch case thespace between the ends of the projections 12 is so small as to preventthe ribbon from moving out of the slots 13.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that my invention is not to berestricted to the embodiment shown, but is broad enough to cover allstructures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is: I I

1. A link for watch bracelets and the like comprising alaterallyexpansible clamp having a pair of jaws, means movable on the link forcontracting the jaws, a projection on each of said jaws between thewatch engaging portions of the jaws and the rear of said jaws, forming asubstantially continuous slot between said projections and the rearportions of the aws.

2. A link for watch bracelets and the like comprising a laterallyexpansible link clamp having a pair of jaws, means movable on the linkfor contracting the jaws, watch engaging portions on said jaws,projections on the interior of said jaws between the watch engagingportions of the jaws and the rear of the jaws and forming slots betweensaid pro- 3 said arms and comprising ofi'set portions,

studs formed on the ends of said offset portions and extending inwardlytoward one Copies of this patent may be obtained for another,projections formed on the interior of the jaws between the studswand theoffset portions and forming slots between said projections and theoffset portions.

5. A link for watch bracelets and the like comprising a pair ofresilient andlaterally expansible side arms, jaws on the ends of saidarms, means movable on the link for contracting the jaws, studs on thejaws for en gaging a. watch, projections on said jaws extending parallelto the studs and forming slots in said jaws for engagement with aribbon.

6. A link for watch bracelets and the like comprising a pair ofresilient side arms, jaws on the end of sai'd arms, studs on the jawsfor engaging a watch, a slidable collar embracing the side arms fordrawing the same together and holding the studs in engagement with thewatch, projections formed on the jaws and extending transversely of thelink and forming slots in said jaws for engagement with a ribbon.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 17th day ofJanuary, 1916.

MEYER L. ROBBINS.

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